Fishing at Beckett Lake, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Beckett Lake is one of the Parry Sound District waters in Ontario. Elevation runs to 280 metres. It runs to roughly 21 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Around 4.0 km of margin, front to back. The town to know is Parry Sound, 32 km out. It is 132 km to Barrie, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Beckett Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and northern pike. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Beckett Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 19°C and January near -10°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That is the shape of the year on Beckett Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, McLennan Lake is 0.9 km off. Nothing on Beckett Lake should be assumed from this page alone.